Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 50.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire is 50.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 93.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2022.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.2% | — |
| 1961 | 88.8% | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 85.4% | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 90.7% | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 88.4% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 90.0% | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 92.3% | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 93.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 90.5% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 86.8% | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 85.1% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 81.5% | -4.2% |
| 1976 | 88.3% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 89.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 83.8% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 81.4% | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 79.3% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 84.1% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 81.2% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 82.4% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 78.7% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 75.8% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 63.3% | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 63.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 72.5% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 66.2% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 58.7% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 62.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 58.3% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.3% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +11.5% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 50.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 50.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.6% | 85.4% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 88.4% | 81.5% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.7% | 75.8% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 60.0% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 58.7% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 45.5% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 45.2% | 53.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cote d'Ivoire
More private sector data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Merchandise trade 47.9% (2025)
- Food imports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 19.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 47.2% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 28.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 870.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2854 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 38.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Cote d'Ivoire was 50.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2022.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.